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Yngwie Malmsteen
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Yngwie Malmsteen

Popularity today
27
Belgium 25 · the Netherlands 26 · Worldwide 35 · on a scale of 100

Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›

Chances for 2027

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 21 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
≈ 450.000
estimate, below the measuring threshold of 500.000 · Deezer 82.414 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
494.872
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search interest
56
Belgium 56 · the Netherlands 62 · Worldwide 70 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
352.782
EN 330.993 · NL 3.775 · FR 18.014

metal, punk & hardcoreheavy metalguitar virtuosoPower metalmetalguitar

Career

Line-ups
Active since
1985

Today

Radio
Since we track the station
KEXP10,0 per weeksince Nov 2023

Records

Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
Parabellum2021–#45 (1 wk)–
Fire & Ice1992–#89 (3 wk)–
Eclipse1990–#38 (7 wk)–
Odyssey (Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force)1988–#27 (5 wk)–
Trilogy (Yngwie J. Malmsteen)1986–#60 (1 wk)–
Marching Out (Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force)1985–#30 (2 wk)–

How popular is Yngwie Malmsteen compared with other countries?

Zweden×17
Italy×2,1
Spain×1,8
Poland×1,4
Denmark×1,2
Germany×1,1
France×0,9
Netherlands×0,7
United Kingdom×0,5
Belgium×0,5

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Deja Vu
Odyssey
op Deezer
Dream On
A Salute To Aerosmith
op Deezer
Prelude to April
Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor, Opus 1
op Deezer

Per edition, historical

Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.

Not available yet.

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.

Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.

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